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How Andrew Yang Went from Front-Runner to Fourth Place

He seemed on a path to be New York’s next mayor, but a parade of self-inflicted wounds, and a refocusing of the city’s priorities, doomed his chances. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h5BWuz via IFTTT

Virus Cuts Over a Year From Brazil’s Life Expectancy

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, says the country is facing a “great crisis” over its Covid efforts. Here’s the latest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Afuwwg via IFTTT

Supreme Court Rejects Request to Lift Federal Ban on Evictions

The C.D.C. had imposed an eviction moratorium, saying it was needed to address the coronavirus pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3jr1a84 via IFTTT

Fed Unity Cracks as Inflation Rises and Officials Debate Future

Federal Reserve officials are debating what to do as price risks loom, even as its leaders and the White House say today’s surge will most likely cool. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3jx50MX via IFTTT

Target Store Closings Show Limits of Pledge to Black Communities

The shuttering of a store in Baltimore is a sobering reminder of the realities of capitalism in a moment when corporations are promising to support Black Americans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3jwqHg6 via IFTTT

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.

Chow Po Chung pushed his students to participate in public affairs — idealism that he worries could cost them their freedom. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UdOTcs via IFTTT

Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong

One year ago, the city’s freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gYbNNT via IFTTT

A Personal Story of Justice

The armed robber was slim and wearing a pullover hoodie. Yutico Briley was neither. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h7mkGY via IFTTT

Inside the U.F.O. Report

What we’ve learned from recent unclassified information on unidentified aerial phenomena. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3y4xfXt via IFTTT

When the Truth, and My Groom-to-Be, Stood Naked Before Me

Our partners can make us aware sometimes of important realities — ones we may be afraid to face — in the most loving of ways. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AgyyEr via IFTTT

Watch Vin Diesel Drive Through a Minefield in ‘F9’

The director Justin Lin narrates an explosive sequence from the latest chapter in the “Fast & Furious” saga. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/35U3RXY via IFTTT

Dear Leader: A Near-Perfect Letter From a Trump Sycophant, Annotated

Chris Kapenga, a Wisconsin Republican leader, wrote a letter to former President Trump that is a valuable master class in sucking up to the party leader. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UhxboM via IFTTT

Delta Variant in N.Y.C.: What to Know

City health officials are closely watching the highly infectious form of the virus, which could fuel outbreaks in low-vaccinated areas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qILS0c via IFTTT

A Tricky Tribute to the Book Review’s 125th Anniversary

Are you a literary trivia fiend? Put that knowledge to good use in a custom crossword puzzle. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U5hFfh via IFTTT

Conservatives want to ban transgender athletes from girls sports. Their evidence is shaky.

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Ban supporters say transgender girls dominated in softball, basketball and track. A USA TODAY investigation exposed vague and untrue evidence.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AcRgwP via IFTTT

'AGT': Heidi Klum bewitched by magical quick change act dubbed 'the best' ever

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There's only one Golden Buzzer left on "America's Got Talent." And it belongs to Heidi Klum, who rightfully bestowed the honor to a fashionista.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2USfNHn via IFTTT

Europe’s Divisions on Vivid Display Over Hungary and Russia

In a summit of European Union leaders, there were fierce, emotional arguments about Hungary’s new law on sex education and about how and when to meet Russia’s president. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xYCFTX via IFTTT

Who Made the USA Olympic Gymnastics Team for 2021?

Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum will join her on the squad for the team event. Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner qualified as individual competitors. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qtb0b0 via IFTTT

Text messages may boost vaccination rates, study says; Supreme Court allows federal eviction pause: Live COVID-19 updates

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Text messages may boost vaccination rates, the Supreme Court permits the federal eviction moratorium to remain in place. More COVID-19 updates.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UWuE3H via IFTTT

‘Seven Deadly Sins’ Review: Pride and Pole Dancing Behind Glass

This array of short plays has viewers in headphones wandering the meatpacking district for stylish, but shallow, theatrical thrills. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hlc8Jv via IFTTT

Northern Ireland Is Coming to an End

It might not even last another decade. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2URM6WV via IFTTT

Miami condo search, NCAA policy update, Allison Mack sentencing: 5 things to know Wednesday

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Crews search for 149 still missing in Miami condo collapse, student athletes may be allowed to profit from their image and more news to start your Wednesday.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h5IYzb via IFTTT

Photos: 2021 Pride Month celebrations

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Pride — a monthlong celebration of the LGBTQ community, history, diversity and love.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SwVazw via IFTTT

Boom Times for Lawyers as Washington Pursues Big Tech

Not since the government sued to break up Microsoft in the late 1990s has there been greater demand for people who know the ins and outs of corporate competition law. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3y7kLy3 via IFTTT

As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show

House progressives say they can bring down the bipartisan bill if they do not get their priorities too, but as White House lobbying steps up, other Democrats have different ideas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x3Srgd via IFTTT

An Opioid Case Like No Other: New York vs the Entire Supply Chain

New York’s sweeping lawsuit is the first opioid case in which a jury rather than a judge will decide the outcome. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h5gKVa via IFTTT

The War on History Is a War on Democracy

A scholar of totalitarianism argues that new laws restricting the discussion of race in American schools have dire precedents in Europe. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3y9UjnP via IFTTT

New York’s Lesson for Democrats

Are they willing to listen? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SykHbB via IFTTT

The Collapse of Champlain Towers

Last week, a 13-story residential building near Miami crumbled, prompting a round-the-clock search for survivors and urgent questions about what happened. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3heEi9f via IFTTT

Sign Up: ‘On Politics’

Your guide to the political news cycle, delivering clarity from the chaos. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2JozikC via IFTTT

Hong Kong's Security Law: One Year Later, a City Remade

Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge their loyalty. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3drBbJR via IFTTT

JuVaughn Harrison becomes first man since Jim Thorpe to achieve rare Olympic trials feat

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JuVaughn Harrison, 22, won the high jump and long jump at the U.S. Olympic trials. No U.S. man has competed in both at the Olympics since 1912.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TfyYu4 via IFTTT

Traveling for the Fourth of July? Here are the worst times to hit the road

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Traffic is expected to surge from July 1-5 as more than 47.7 million people hit the highway for July 4th. Here's when to avoid the roads this weekend.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TftwY8 via IFTTT

Senators celebrated a bipartisan compromise on infrastructure. Now the hard part begins

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The bipartisan deal now needs to make its way through the Senate as Democrats try to push spending on Biden's "human infrastructure" elemetns.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h03l0S via IFTTT